Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier — Captain America: The Winter Soldier Character Profile

About Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier

Steve's best friend and former brainwashed assassin.

Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Enhanced_human

Abilities

Cybernetic arm, Super soldier serum, Marksmanship, Stealth

• Strength: 7/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 5/10
• Morality: 7/10
• Influence: 6/10

Affiliations

• Marvel Cinematic Universe

Quick Facts about Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier

Full Name

James Buchanan Barnes

Eye Color

Blue

Hair Color

Brown hair

First Appearance

Captain America: The First Avenger

Nationality

American

Origin

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier appears in 10 titles

• Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) — character page
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
• Ant-Man (2015) — character page
• Captain America: Civil War (2016) — character page
• Black Panther (2018) — character page
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018) — character page
• Avengers: Endgame (2019) — character page
• The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) — character page
• Captain America: Brave New World (2025) — character page
• Avengers: Doomsday (2026) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Sebastian Stan

Appears in

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier — Social Best Friends — Steve Rogers / Captain America (Chris Evans)

  Their wartime friendship becomes the emotional center of Rogers's refusal to fight Barnes.

• Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier — Conflict Target And Assassin — Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson)

  Barnes is used by Hydra as the direct physical threat against Fury.

• Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier — Power Secret Command Structure — Alexander Pierce (Robert Redford)

  Pierce represents the political command behind the assassin's missions.

• Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier — Conflict Assassin And Victim — Jasper Sitwell (Maximiliano Hernández)

  Barnes silences a compromised operative whose information threatens Hydra.

• Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier — Conflict Combat Opponents — Sam Wilson / Falcon (Anthony Mackie)

  Wilson's equipment and mission are directly obstructed by Barnes.

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• Steve Rogers / Captain America (Chris Evans)
• Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson)
• Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson)
• Alexander Pierce (Robert Redford)
• Sam Wilson / Falcon (Anthony Mackie)
• Brock Rumlow (Frank Grillo)
• Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders)
• Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell)
• Jasper Sitwell (Maximiliano Hernández)
• Kate / Agent 13 (Emily VanCamp)
• Senator Stern (Garry Shandling)
• Dr. Arnim Zola (Toby Jones)